How to Say ‘Half coffee, half milk’ in Portuguese
Meia de leite
MAY-uh duh LAY-che
[MAY-uh duh LAY-che]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: A meia de leite comes in a cup and is roughly half coffee, half milk. It's a typical breakfast order, often with a torrada "toast" or a pastry.
Phrase Breakdown
Meia
[MAY-uh]
half
Feminine form of 'meio'; used for 'half past' when telling the time.
É uma e meia.
It's half past one.
de
[duh]
of
A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.
Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.
We talked about career matters during the break.
leite
[LAY-che]
Milk
A white liquid produced by female mammals to feed their young.
Eu gosto de leite com café.
I like milk with coffee.
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